This series is the best I have ever seen or found - and better than a class I took. You have a natural gift for teaching and explanation and your humble nature is engaging and encouraging to those of us who are tentative. Thanks so much for sharing your 30 years of experience and knowledge, I could watch such a series on every chair you build - and would be happy to support you by purchasing any DVD or other media you might produce. Thanks again.
I agree with Tim Williams below. You are a natural, both from a skill and a communication style. I have watched nothing else but your series for the past couple of days. The information you are sharing is wonderful, I have learned so much. Thanks!
Curtis I first saw you on A Craftsman's Legacy and now found you on youtube! I really like how you teach and admire your interviews. I was wondering if you offer classes??
Perhaps this is a silly question Curtis, but on your comb-back plan set, the bending form for the comb is labeled as 1:2 pattern. Am I to assume that I need to make this pattern twice the size shown? If that is the case, one edge of the pattern is labeled 7-11/16", which is the actual length of the edge measured on the pattern. If I were to double it in size, wouldn't the actual measurement be 15-3/8"? I'm obviously confused about something here...
Matthew, you are right. The plans are wrong. Thanks for pointing that out. It reads 1:2. on the bending form for the comb. This would mean that the form shown is 1/2 size. But that is wrong. The form is full size as drawn. It was written to mean that it is 1/2 of the pattern. I will make the change on future copies. Thanks, Curtis
Hi Curtis, I'm getting ready to make a bending strap for the thicker arm rail. If the arm rail is 45" long, how much space should I leave between the handle/ends of the bending strap? Thanks much, Herb
@@CurtisBuchananChairmaker Thank you Curtis. Could you give some advice regarding how you align the arm in the form for the initial clamping so that you end up with a symmetrical arc? Is it measuring the length of the arc of the form, dividing in half, measuring that amount from the center of the arm and marking it, then aligning that mark with the edge of the form arc? In the video, it looks like you have a line on the arm that you're aligning withg the form. Thanks!
@@PerfectLoverTrailer Line the arm up with its center line aligned with the center of the form then slide it about 1/2" to your right. Holding the arm tight to the form, walk it around to your left till the end is at the end of the form. When you bend it, it should be close but maybe not perfect. You can then tweek it by rapping one end or the other with a hammer.
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This series is the best I have ever seen or found - and better than a class I took. You have a natural gift for teaching and explanation and your humble nature is engaging and encouraging to those of us who are tentative. Thanks so much for sharing your 30 years of experience and knowledge, I could watch such a series on every chair you build - and would be happy to support you by purchasing any DVD or other media you might produce. Thanks again.
I agree with Tim Williams below. You are a natural, both from a skill and a communication style. I have watched nothing else but your series for the past couple of days. The information you are sharing is wonderful, I have learned so much. Thanks!
You sure do make all of this look easy.
Curtis I first saw you on A Craftsman's Legacy and now found you on youtube! I really like how you teach and admire your interviews. I was wondering if you offer classes??
a glove without holes, LOL
did you learn that the hard way?
Perhaps this is a silly question Curtis, but on your comb-back plan set, the bending form for the comb is labeled as 1:2 pattern. Am I to assume that I need to make this pattern twice the size shown? If that is the case, one edge of the pattern is labeled 7-11/16", which is the actual length of the edge measured on the pattern. If I were to double it in size, wouldn't the actual measurement be 15-3/8"? I'm obviously confused about something here...
Matthew, you are right. The plans are wrong. Thanks for pointing that out. It reads 1:2. on the bending form for the comb. This would mean that the form shown is 1/2 size. But that is wrong. The form is full size as drawn. It was written to mean that it is 1/2 of the pattern. I will make the change on future copies. Thanks, Curtis
Maria E. Buchanan Oh thank god- I thought I was going crazy...errr...crazier!
And I agree with Tim Williams. : )
Hi Curtis,
Just a quick question. Does wood have to be green to steam bend? Can kiln dried wood be used?
Thanks again,
Molly.
Molly, the wood doesn't have to be green although there are advantages. I would stay away from kiln dried wood if possible and use air dried.
Hi Curtis,
I'm getting ready to make a bending strap for the thicker arm rail. If the arm rail is 45" long, how much space should I leave between the handle/ends of the bending strap?
Thanks much,
Herb
I usually leave about 1/4 to 1/2" so I don't get any compression failure. But if you have wood that doesn't bend well, you will want to make it tight.
@@CurtisBuchananChairmaker Thank you Curtis. Could you give some advice regarding how you align the arm in the form for the initial clamping so that you end up with a symmetrical arc? Is it measuring the length of the arc of the form, dividing in half, measuring that amount from the center of the arm and marking it, then aligning that mark with the edge of the form arc? In the video, it looks like you have a line on the arm that you're aligning withg the form. Thanks!
@@PerfectLoverTrailer Line the arm up with its center line aligned with the center of the form then slide it about 1/2" to your right. Holding the arm tight to the form, walk it around to your left till the end is at the end of the form. When you bend it, it should be close but maybe not perfect. You can then tweek it by rapping one end or the other with a hammer.